The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-09-15
Gen. E. 7. aichoIIs on Party Unity.

"1Rs good and xsity Of The party
<,nd tie soiskss Of The Democratic
constituencies should BE- ooxsslaed assd
Needed. I An oRroszD 10 TIE RRoscRn-
r1oN OF Any PORTION on THE RAaTY"
1.-THE Admitted Chief"
In 1876, when the Democracy of
Louisiana were in . death struggle
against Radicaism, Federal domino
ton and negro and scalawag and car
pet-bag supremacy, whom did they
chose for their leader! Not Wilt,
for the convention selected Nichols.
Not John NcEnery, though be was
q candidate before the convention
Not Sam D. McEnery, and he was
not then a minor, nor wearing his
political swaddling clothes. Not
Manning, nor Goode, nor Jeffries,
nor Moncure, nor Cunningham, nor
Garland, nor Behan, nor others Of
the long list Of worthless who then
supported the party and its policies
and aims and objects. To front came,
facile prisoeps, Francis T. Nichols,
and that too without any effort on his
part. At all events, Nichols and no
body but Nichols, seemed to be the
man for the hour, the day, the cam
paign, the crisis. The Democracy
won. Federal domination and inter-
ference ceased, and negro, scalawag
and carpet-bag supremacy no longer
exercised dominion and ruthlessly
used their power over the people
aye, sokite people, Of Louisiana. The
intelligence and virtue of the State
asserted it's supremacy under the
leadership of Nichols, and scalawags,
earpet-baggers and ignorant negroes
went to the rear, and God be praised!
Aaue stoid in the rear ever since that
memorable contest under the leader.
ship Of Nichols. The election Of
Nichols in 1875 was the end Of the
severest of our ills, and the beg;xsi,ss
of most of our blessings. It ended
the rule Of corruption andignorance,
and it inaugurated the supremacy Of
honesty and intelligence. It made
the election of Wiltz and McEnery;
as Governors of the State, POSSIBLE
ties. It made the Constitution o.
1879 possibility and reality. Il
the Constitution under which we now
live be a blessing, then the success
of Gen. Nichols in 1876 was it.
aramt courier. If the many reforms
inaugurated under the regime of 1877
to 1880, and perfected by our present
fundamental law be beneficial to om
people, to whom more than Francis
T. Nichols is praise due. If tha ad
ministrations of Wiltz and McEner.
bear favorable contrasts to those o
Warmoth and Kellogg, under who's
leadership, except that Of Nichols
was the first victory won, which de
moralized and disintegrated the op
position to the Louisiana Democracy
Pause! ye Democrats, whethe
: "weak-kneed" or 'ssway-backed, and
think long before you condemn tn
manned soldier-son Of Louisiana whit
lead you to victory in 1876. Do no
kick from beneath your feet the lad
der upon which you climbed to safe
tyl We would not withhold tn,
need Of praise to anyone who did .
soldiers duty in 1875, but, to strik,
down the leader in that memorial.
contest now, viii lessen the honor
and dim the glory Of the hosts who
followed him. II viii not be done
If it is DONE then another example
will illustrate anew that Aristides was
ostracised because he was s'too just
and too honest, and that Republics
are ungrateful.